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Second Holiday Inn removes ceiling hoist!

The Holiday Inn Cardiff no longer has an accessible room with a ceiling hoist available! They are suggesting that potential customers arrange for their own hire of a mobile hoist. If that is the case why stay at HI Cardiff - there are many other hotels to choose if you have your own mobile hoist.

03/09/19

Hotel removes last remaining hoist.

The Holiday Inn Bloomsbury has sadly removed the second and last of their ceiling hoists. They have gone from an accessibility award winning hotel of the early 2000s to just another London hotel. They originally transformed 3 standard rooms into 2 accessible rooms with ceiling hoists and were among the first hotels to install them. They were persuaded in part by CHuC's founder the late Sue Maynard Campbell MBE so it is very sad for us to see them removed. When they refurbished a few years ago they converted the 2 rooms with hoists back into 3 standard rooms and removed one of the two hoists and have now removed the 2nd hoist.

24/8/19

Center Parcs - Ireland

Center Parcs first Forest Retreat at Longford Forest in Ireland has 9 accessible lodges with ceiling hoists! Well done Center Parcs. More info can be found here: Click this link

11/08/19

Scandic Hotels

The Scandic Hotels group are introducing mobile hoists in 28 hotels around the Nordic region (Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland) and also Berlin in Germany. Further info and the locations and booking info can be seen here: www.scandichotels.com

Whilst this is a great step forward in accessibility we would rather see ceiling hoists fitted to some or all accessible rooms to reduce the number of carers need to operate the hoist and to increase safety.

11/08/19

New Accommodation with a Ceiling Hoist

Abbey Guest House B&B, Abindon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

Multi-award winning Abbey Guest House has now installed a Guldmann Hoist in their ground floor accessible twin room.

London - West - Shepherds Bush

Dorsett Hotel - Shepherd's Bush

The 4* Dorsett Hotel, overlooking Shepherds Bush Green, opened in June 2014 and has a total of 26 accessible rooms of which 2 are fitted with OpeMed ceiling hoists. One room has track from the bed into the bathroom which has a turntable facility with a 3 way switch in order to access the wash basin, toilet and bath. It is a fixed OpeMed OT200 hoist with motorised traverse. The second room with a hoist has track abobe the bed with another OpeMed OT200 hoist and a roll-in shower with a shower chair.

The 4-storey hotel with 317 rooms boasts modern architecture and design; originally The Pavilion is a Grade II listed building, which overlooks Shepherds Bush Green, retaining the building's historic facade. The hotel offers 2 restaurants, Jin (金) bar and a spa.

** Remember to take your own sling! ** Most accommodation providers do not provide you with a sling for hygiene reasons so remember to take along your own and be comfortable in something you are used to. Most slings are'universal' fitting but if you are not sure please contact the accommodation provider.

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